Blake College Art Design Media

Welcome

"Having the advantage of being a small college, Blake team of teachers and staff are not only very committed but also friendly and highly effective. Even after completing my studies I still have the support of Blake College in my personal projects.
Juliana Ramos da Costa, Digital Media student 2010-11

News

Our Practical Photography classes, taught by Bill Ling, and some Photography Workshop classes, taught by Andrew Williams, are now operating from the internationally renowned Holborn Studios. The darkroom facility was recently opened by the eminent photographer David Bailey. Students have the opportunity to use the state of the art studio and darkroom and can also use the canteen and other facilities. Holborn Studios is also the home of the Association of Photographers.

Blake Photography students pay an annual studio and darkroom fee of £500, or £12.50 per half day, for membership and use of these world class facilities.

Welcome

Blake is a small, friendly, independent college in central London. Established in 1986, we offer courses in Fine Art, Photography and Digital Media, as well as Fashion, Interior and Graphic design.

We provide a lively, informal learning atmosphere where students are treated as individuals and are given personalised guidance and support throughout their course. We have developed a happily distinctive ethos, tailoring a suitable programme of studies for each student and encouraging them to develop their own enthusiasms while offering a great deal of flexibility. Our small size allows us to get to know all our students as individuals so that we can help them to realise their personal potential and guide them towards achieving a creatively fulfilling future. Blake is refreshingly different from the many large and impersonal colleges that may be well established and prestigious but are often not flexible enough to meet the needs of the individual student.

As an accredited qualification centre we can offer a range of internationally recognised qualifications.We also receive some government funding which we use to offer reduced fees or free courses to qualifying students.

Students normally stay for a full academic year but can come and go for shorter or longer periods because of the structured, modular and project based nature of the courses.

The College takes its inspiration from William Blake, the eighteenth century painter, poet and mystic who was also an artisan managing to make a living within the society around him while remaining true to himself.

Why choose Blake?

You will study in small groups
(4-16 students)

Although most of our students are English, we are a UKBA Highly Trusted Sponsor, and welcome applications from Tier 4 Visa applicants from outside the EU

Every new full-time student will have an initial meeting with the Director of Studies or the Assistant Director of Studies, to get to know them and to give advice on the most suitable courses and qualifications

The teacher will be with each class the whole time

If you want to change classes or the direction of your course you can discuss this at any time with the Director of Studies who will normally allow the change if the reason is clear

Every full-time student will have three individual sessions with their personal tutor throughout the year to discuss progress and to give advice on portfolio presentation and further progression. If you feel you need help with English, form-filling and university applications, your tutor will assist you you with this.

At the end of each project (normally every 6 weeks) you will be given individual feedback about your work from your teacher in each class. In most classes you will also get group feedback.